A masterpiece finally recorded

[Contratrombone64]

At long last, Chandos has recorded Ivanhoe by Sir Arthur Sullivan.

It's a grand opera, with glorious music and I just HAD to download it from iTunes last night because all the Sydney CD stores had sold out (thank god for iTunes).

This opera has a special place for me as I had suggest the late Richard Hickox think about doing it with Opera Australia. He loved the work, but thought it "too much of a risk with Australian audiences" (who are very prone to Aida, Tosca, Butterfly and other such oft repeated drivel).

Hickox did say to me in a letter that my question had ignited his curiosity and that he was planing doing it "in the UK". Of course when he tragically died I was devistated as I loved his work with our national opera company AND that Ivanhoe was probably now not going to happen.

Low and beHOLD!! the wonderful David Lloyd-Jones and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (a very distinguished band) finished this project off. Yay, I love EVERY bar of it.

I recommend ALL Britons who love good opera rejoice in this rarity!!

[marval]

Thank you for that information CT, it sounds interesting.


Margaret

[Contratrombone64]

Margaret - it's delightful, long (equivalent to 3 CDs), but delightful.

[marval]

I want it now, must have a look.


Margaret